Dream Guide · People & Beings
What does dreaming about father & mother mean in the Bible?
The parental heart of God — compassion that runs to you
In Scripture
Parents in dreams often carry themes of origin, security, or unfinished business. Scripture gathers all of it into the character of God: a father who has compassion on his children, a mother whose comfort God claims as His own, and the father in Jesus' parable who runs to embrace a returning child.
Verses to read
Psalms 103:13 (KJV)
“Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.”
As a father has compassion on his children
Isaiah 66:13 (KJV)
“As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you
Luke 15:20 (KJV)
“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”
His father saw him, was filled with compassion, and ran
“Do not interpretations belong to God?” — Genesis 40:8.
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